I am an 18 year old female interested in beginning some sort of relationship with my ex boyfriend's twin brother. My relationship with my ex boyfriend was fairly serious but we no longer speak and my feelings for him have subsided. However, I have recently become interested in his brother. I have also heard through the grapevine that his brother feels the same way towards me but is wary of the situation. How should I approach this?
Grandfather answered Tuesday January 27 2015, 4:59 pm: "His Brother" has every reason to be wary. Should you two become an item, you may safely assume an immediate and prolonged reaction of drama and unpleasant noise from all those who orbit about the two of you.
Your choices are to plunge ahead and stoically accept the slings and arrows that will inevitably result or you can be smart and widen your view to include other potentially attractive candidates who don't carry this type of baggage with them. [ Grandfather's advice column | Ask Grandfather A Question ]
adviceman49 answered Tuesday January 27 2015, 9:44 am: You are not the first couple to have desires for an ex's sibling. Yes it will be awkward at first but if you and the ex are actually over each other there is no reason why you and the brother should not explore a relationship.
Sure in this day and age it is very possible that you and the ex may have a sexual knowledge of one another. How would this be different than dating the ex of say one of your girlfriends who may also have sexual knowledge of the guy your now dating. This is the only area I can see where there would be any type of stumbling block between you and the brother.
If you can both put this behind you then there is no reason not to date or even eventually marry. Everyone has a past; when two people get together the past is history and only their future together is relevant. I say go ahead and date the brother and see where it leads to. Being twins they could be very much alike or polar opposites. [ adviceman49's advice column | Ask adviceman49 A Question ]
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